Research by: Debanjoli Chowdhury and Siya Gupta The mural depicts a younger person holding a red envelope and an older woman being embraced, while the mural incorporates… Read more “In The Future, Our Asian Community Is Safe – Part 2/2”

Cultural Fusion and Assimilation At Harper’s Bread House, there are numerous food options that are examples of cultural fusion and assimilation. The bakery sells onigiri, which is… Read more “Harper’s Bread House INC Part 3/3”

Researcher: Ayaan Virk As we walked down Chinatown, I was immersed by the various stores from bakeries, to restaurants, to general convince stores. On a single street,… Read more “A History of Cultural Enclaves: Chinatown”

Historical Context and Modern Day There is always a particularly comforting atmosphere upon entering local Chinese bakeries such as Harper’s Bread House. I ordered a small cup… Read more “Harper’s Bread House INC. – Part 1/3”

Importance of these bakeries from a more general lens Chinese bakeries play an important role within the community because they enhance the quality of local food options.… Read more “Harper’s bread house inc – Part 2”

Researched by: Kylie Chin, Rebecca Fuzaylov, and Selina Zheng. The making and the designs behind the lanterns hung across Chinatown. The 250 lanterns hung up on Mott… Read more “Chinatown Lanterns Part 2/3.”

Researched by: Kylie Chin, Rebecca Fuzaylov, and Selina Zheng Origin Behind The Chinese Lanterns Hung Along Chinatown 2021 was the first year these Chinese lanterns were hung… Read more “Chinatown Lanterns Part 1/3”

Collaborated research/writing done by Audrey, Ava, and Brooke. As for the “Greater Chinatown Community Association” specifically, we’re unsure of the roots of the organization in organized crime/the… Read more “Part 3/3 Lower Manhattan-Greater Chinatown Community Association”